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Scotland's leading hospitality giant has come under fire over claims bosses sacked eight workers "en masse" from a popular west end bar.

The staff, who had been working at Grosvenor Cafe on Ashton Lane, have launched their legal battle for justice and compensation against G1 Group over their "wrongful and unfair dismissal."

The club, bar and entertainment firm, owned by businessman Stefan King, is to be taken to a full employment tribunal over unfair dismissal for the first time – in what Unite union bosses describe as a "landmark legal case."

Thompsons Solicitors, who will be prosecuting the case, argue the employees were refused representation from their trade union, denied contractual notice pay and unfairly dismissed when they were sacked in September last year.

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Workers rights group Better Than Zero claimed that the amount of money saved by the workers in question ranged from £1.89 - £30, for a company which "made £70.5 million in revenue" in 2016.

Bryan Simpson from Unite Hospitality said: “Our members were sacked without a proper disciplinary process in complete breach of the ACAS Code of Practice.

“Instead of following a fair and transparent disciplinary process, the G1 Group invited our members to the companies HQ to be summarily dismissed without representation or notice pay.

“G1 has a habit of settling out of court when they do wrong by their employees. From gagging orders to compromise agreements they will do anything to avoid being unveiled for the exploitative employers that they are.

"Our members have decided that they won’t be gagged and are willing to tell all about the way they have been treated at tribunal.”

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It comes three years after G1 was fined £45k for failing to pay 2895 staff the minimum wage. The Group was also forced to pay back £411k to Skills Development Scotland after “major financial irregularities” were found.

When asked for a statement, a spokeswoman G1 Group spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: "This enquiry relates to ongoing tribunal proceedings, and as such it would not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage."